The complex, which comprises 500 apartments inside 11 buildings at the Masdar City development, was recently awarded Sustainable Design of the Year at the 2017 Emirates Green Building Council MENA Green Awards, and Sustainable Construction Project of the Year at the Big Projects Middle East Awards 2017.

The residence offers high-specification one- and two-bedroom apartments which include furniture and white goods provided by Etihad Airways.

Mana Mohamed Saeed Al Mulla, chief, group support services officer, Etihad Aviation Group, said, “The opening of the landmark Etihad Eco Residence underscores not only the importance we place on providing superior housing to our valued cabin crew, but also our responsibility, as part of the greater Abu Dhabi vision, to play a part in transforming the capital into a global leader in smart urban planning, clean energy and sustainability.”